These bulkheads are getting worse...

£120 was paid for this one. It took 3 can of shat-in black.

How To: Re-build Blue Point Ratchett (Snap On)

Blue Point ratchet handles and socket-sets are really great, but eventually they do fail. This was well used when I got in 2010 and has been used hard every day since then. About a year ago it seized up and I bought a proper Snap On ratchet handle to replace it, the one that fits into the Blue Point socket-set case.

Your Snap On dealer will usually replace the internals there and then for you, at worst you will have to send it off, but if like me you find yourself doing it yourself then here's how.

You will need the Rebuild Kit - snap on part no. RKRBPRFR938.

Turns out a single tooth had stripped off the wheel and must have fallen down into the gears. This explains why the ratchet slipped every so often, usually with some pain to follow lol, and also why it eventually seized up.

First the pall (selector-switch) goes in. Followed by the spring, which fits down the hole in the handle and the ball-bearing sits on the top of it. The forward/reverse gear slots in now. Hold the ball-bearing down against the spring using a small screwdriver and slot the gear in to one side.  

Nathan is smug.

Fiat Fiorino f****d radio no more!

Wick's Pug 406 MOT repairs.

Fails:

• O/S/R suspension-arm link bar - rubber bush split.
• N/S/R tyre - less than 1.6mm tread.
• Major exhaust leak.
• Emissions too high.
• Number-plate light not working.
• Centre rear seatbelt won't retract. 

The number-plate light was just a loose bulb, the bulb was ok to reuse and the rear centre seatbelt was merely jammed on the plastic feeder. so they cost nothing. Neither did the N/S/R tyre, as they can only check that tyre on a partial re-test, so I just swapped the wheel for the one with the most tread. I replaced both rear link bars, they were £16.75 for the pair through T&S. The exhaust leak turned out to be where the pipe exits the centre-silencer due to it only being connected at the manifold and the rearmost bracket causing the whole exhaust to sag in the middle until metal fatigue took over. I used a thin stainless-steel strap to lift the exhaust in the middle and went a bit further than horizontal to press the broken part of the collar harder together and close the gap. An angled metal bandage and an entire tube of Holts Gun Gum sealed the break nicely. The main problem was the emissions being too high, so I changed the oil and put a bottle of Wynn's Stop-Smoke 'Anti Humos' in with it. Wick then put an entire bottle of Wynn's 'Clean Burn' emissions reducer in on the day of the test, with just £30 worth of diesel. The car passed with flying colours.

New Focus tracker feeds!

Fuse box behind glovebox. Glovebox has two T25s in the lip, one at the side behind the trim and two underneath the glovebox at the back, need to take off the fabric cover.

Fat Red/Yellow wire for perma-live.

Fat Grey/Purple wire for ign. live.

Yamaha R125 Brake Pad Replacement

Difficulty: 1/5

You will need:

• 13mm spanner or socket/ratchet.
• Pliers.

1. Remove the two bolts holding the calliper to the calliper-hanger using a 13mm spanner or socket.
2. Slide the calliper off the brake-disc.
3. Remove the two R-clips from the pin at the bottom edge of the calliper that holds the pads in and slide the pin out.
4. Remove the old brake-pads.
5. Using the end of pliers or another blunt object to push the piston(s) as far back into the calliper as they will go.
6. Insert the new brake-pads.
7. Slide the pin back in through the holes in the new brake-pads and replace the R-clips.
8. Slide the calliper back over the brake-disc and replace the two 13mm bolts.

Tidy Brembo 2-pot callipers.

Tidy EBC Red-Stuff pads are dope, but take a while to warm up.

Tidy job.

Auris HYBRID Tracker Feeds

Fat blue wire in second loom from left for permo. (Always on).

Far grey wire in the lower right hand loom. There are 3 grey wires, I use the bottom one. (Comes on second stage of ign. / elec. motors on).

Located at fuse box behind glove box.

Tracker Feeds on new Transit / Custom

Red / purple fat wire for permo.

Purple / green medium wire for ign.

Located in fuse box under the steering column. Need to remove cup holder / trim and the plastic section behind using a T25 torx.

Amazing Boxvan roof repair.

With my own Fibreglass kit from home and everything.

All's weld that ends weld!

Mad skillz, mad skillz!

Stirrup step on a tipper needed lengthening, so I did just that, wen repainted it yellow. Measure twice, cut once? Nope, just hack away, it'll fit!